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Also, his strike-rate of 150-plus during the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, which saw him score two fifties as well, put him under the selectors' radar. On predicted lines, top fast bowling duo of Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Jasprit Bumrah have been rested along with all-rounder Hardik Pandya after they shared enormous workload on the South Africa tour.

Five yellow-handled American rocks were left behind. He did it anyway, secure the record for the highest Olympic score in the history of men's halfpipe. Referring to his teammate Matt Hamilton, he said, "I told Matt, "I think it's a dream". Edin's team was able to pick up two with hammer in the second after Edin threw a flawless rock inside the 4-foot and Shuster missed a runback takeout with his final throw, giving Edin an easy throw inside for the double.

Later, at the medal ceremony, the winning team sang the Russian anthem over the sound of the Olympic anthem at the hockey arena, despite being barred by Olympic authorities from having their flag raised or anthem played. While the Russians were surely disappointed with the IOC's decision to bar Russian symbols from Sunday's Closing Ceremony, their hockey team gave them an opportunity to display some defiance and national pride earlier in the day.

When you have to play these massive games, you must hope to have all players available. 'He can also become the captain of this team in the future '. The Danish defender has enjoyed a sensational season for Chelsea , breaking into the side in August and subsequently replacing David Luiz as Conte's first-choice centre-back.

Minutes earlier, he had just been addressing corrections officers, saying it should fall to Florida Gov. Rick Scott and his attorney general to carry out the death sentence - not to those workers present. "I was left with two choices: Either celebrate her, or have anger against him forever, and I chose to celebrate Susan". "She had been beaten, stomped, sexually assaulted and strangled.

The team qualified for the Olympics - a second for Landsteiner and alternate Joe Polo, and a first for Hamilton and George. And on February 24, they completed their historic run defeating Sweden 10-7 in the finals to capture the United States' very first Olympic curling gold medal and what some have dubbed the "Miracurl on Ice".

The Swedes achieved a double to narrow the score to 10-7 but shook hands during the final end with the situation irretrievable. After the US scored their five a reeling Sweden chipped two off the deficit in the ninth but there was too much damage to fix and the Swedes finally conceded in the 10th.

Warne too, was effusive in praise for his fellow Australian. Notably Smith had led the the Rising Pune Supergiant previous year to the final of the IPL where they eventually lost to champions Mumbai Indians. I am looking forward to exciting cricket and a successful campaign, " says Warne. "I've watched him [Smith] bat through the years, watched him captain the national side.

The Jaguars announced the move Saturday, one day after handing out two-year extensions to top executive Tom Coughlin, coach Doug Marrone and general manager Dave Caldwell. Bortles finished the 2017 season with 3,687 yards, 21 touchdowns and 13 touchdowns. He played in the first year of coordinator Nathaniel Hackett's system and with four rookies - including running back Leonard Fournette and left tackle Cam Robinson - on offense.

That overshadowed a continued resurgence by Stephens, who won for the third consecutive time and then dropped to his knees in the middle of the cage and pleaded with UFC president Dana White to give him a shot at featherweight champion Max Holloway .

The department is investigating claims that several deputies stayed outside Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla., during the response to the mass shooting instead of immediately going inside. The revelations added to a growing list of failures and missed signs by authorities that might have helped prevent one of the deadliest school shootings in American history.

Speaking from Pyeongchang, Sanders said the newest sanctions imposed by the president on the rogue regime are tougher than any before. Defector Kim Hyung-soo, who defected to South Korea with his son, a former league skier, in 2009, also described the women as "slaves", although he did not claim the abuses were sexual.

Messi was at his imperious best, while Philippe Coutinho scored his first La Liga goal for Barcelona , as Ernesto Valverde's side moved 10 points clear at the top of the table. The Argentinian superstar soon clicked into virtuoso mode with some sumptuous passing and, when Suarez returned the favour of his earlier assist, Bernardo Espinosa scampered back to head Messi's chip off the line.

Ford Motor Co. said in a printed release that Galhotra will lead all aspects of the North American business, the company's primary source of revenue and profits. Farley said in the release that Galhotra is a "seasoned leader who knows how to drive a business transformation". Nair also signed a two-year non-compete agreement before leaving the company.

Unambitious in the opening 70 minutes against a side struggling to forge its own belief, Sam Allardyce's side had only themselves to blame for a defeat that in many ways more miserable than their recent trouncings in north London at the hands of Tottenham and Arsenal .

The visitors, who won by 54 runs to claim the rubber 3-1, powered to 166/4 with opener Mithali Raj scoring 62 and sharing a third-wicket stand of 98 with Harmanpreet Kauer, who was 44 not out. Dhawan and Raina put on 65 runs for the second wicket and spearheaded the Indian innings. Raina was given the duty of bowling the 14th over of the South African innings.

According to oddsmakers from online sports book YouWager, the Blue Devils are 13-point favorites to beat the Orange this evening. The Orange have lost two of their last three games, and fell to North Carolina on Wednesday. Likely a top 5 pick in the 2018 NBA Draft, Bagley will be welcomed back with open arms, but Duke (23-5, 11-4) has been playing its best ball in league competition without him.

The fives include four of the players who highlighted in last season's 2-0 win at Old Trafford. Chelsea travel to Manchester United on Sunday, a game you can hear live on talkSPORT from 2.05pm . Drinkwater has endured something of a frustrating start to life at the west London club after having to recover from injury in the first few weeks of the season.

The events will be broadcast on NBC and NBCSN (all times Eastern). -Biathlon: Men will compete in the 4x7.5km relay (3:00 p.m., NBC / 8:00 p.m., NBCSN). -Speed skating: Two-time Olympic champion Shani Davis and Joey Mantia will compete in the men's 1000m and are expected to be a threat, although the Dutch are dominant in this event as well ( Live starting at 5:00 a.m., NBCSN / Live starting at 8 p.m.

The South Korean team of Shim Suk-hee, Choi Min-jeong, Kim Ye-jin and Kim Alang rallied from third spot late in the 27-lap race to win the nation's sixth gold in the relay. The pair's act sparked a furious reaction from the public who accused them of bullying, with The Korea Herald reporting that 220,000 fans had signed a petition asking the presidential office to expel Park and Kim from the South Korean Olympic team.

All they had to do was circumnavigate a potential upset of their own. Wilshere has won three FA Cup in four seasons but the England global has never won the League Cup. The Frenchman gave no team talk ahead of the Champions League clash at Bayern Munich last season, something which surprised his players even though they know better than anybody that the manager nearly exclusively plays to their strengths at the expense of researching the oppositon.

Even if Team U.S.A. falls short of first place in the medal count in Pyeongchang, South Korea , things can still turn out differently once the games move to Beijing, China , in 2022. "It's like, 'most likely, ' 'probably, ' 'maybe, ' 'we'll see, ' 'not sure.' I'm like, 'Knowing Lindsey, I don't believe her'". The federation says it will comment once the Court of Arbitration for Sport issues a ruling.

In addition to its star freshman's eligibility and its coach's job both being in jeopardy, Arizona's entanglement in the Federal Bureau of Investigation scandal has now cost it a heralded recruit. The loss of O'Neal is a blow to Arizona's already uncertain future. O'Neal originally committed to Arizona nearly two years ago, but he left himself some wiggle room after the FBI investigation first ensnared the Wildcats in September.

In that sense, its ramifications arguably are less severe: A player choosing one agency over another affects college basketball's competitive balance far less than, say, that player choosing Duke over North Carolina because of cash payments.